1. How are players tracked? Or, why is my name listed more than once?

Players are tracked by Unique ID. Your Unique ID is the last two sections of your Steam ID (X:XXXX).

A player may have more than one name. On the Player Rankings pages, players are shown with the most recent name they used in the game. If you click on a player's name, the Player Details page will show you a list of all other names that this player uses, if any, under the Aliases section (if the player has not used any other names, the Aliases section will not be displayed).

Your name may be listed more than once if somebody else (with a different Unique ID) uses the same name.

You can use the Search function to find a player by name or Unique ID.

2. How is the "points" rating calculated?

A new player has 1000 points. Every time you make a kill, you gain a certain amount of points depending on a) the victim's points rating, and b) the weapon you used. If you kill someone with a higher points rating than you, then you gain more points than if you kill someone with a lower points rating than you. Therefore, killing newbies will not get you as far as killing the #1 player. And if you kill someone with your knife, you gain more points than if you kill them with a rifle, for example.

When you are killed, you lose a certain amount of points, which again depends on the points rating of your killer and the weapon they used (you don't lose as many points for being killed by the #1 player with a rifle than you do for being killed by a low ranked player with a knife). This makes moving up the rankings easier, but makes staying in the top spots harder.

Specifically, the equations are:

 Killer Points = Killer Points + (Victim Points / Killer Points)
				 × Weapon Modifier × 5

 Victim Points = Victim Points - (Victim Points / Killer Points)
				 × Weapon Modifier × 5

Plus, the following point bonuses are available for completing objectives in some games:

Game	Player Action	PlyrPlyr Action	Team Action	World Action	Action	Player Reward	Team Reward
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	Camping	0
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	NoScope Kill	+3
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+2
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+1
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
DUST2 UNLIMITED	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Level Up	0
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Level Steal	0
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Camping	0
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Win	+50
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	NoScope Kill	+3
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	GunGame Triple Level	+3
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+2
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+1
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
GunGame	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1
HumanVsBot	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
HumanVsBot	No	No	Yes	No	Hostages not rescued	0	Terrorist +10
HumanVsBot	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists saved the target	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
HumanVsBot	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists rescued all the hostages	0	Counter-Terrorist +20
HumanVsBot	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Rescue a Hostage	+5
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the bomb	+5
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Bomb the target	+5
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+1
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
HumanVsBot	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists scored point (mg_volleyball)	0	Terrorist +3
MiniGame	No	No	No	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorist ship destroyed (mg_piratewars)	0	Counter-Terrorist +20
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	rolled the Dice	0
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists scored point (mg_volleyball)	0	Counter-Terrorist +3
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	Couner-Terrorist ship destroyed (mg_piratewars)	0	Terrorist +20
MiniGame	No	No	Yes	No	All Briefcases stolen (mg_CT_in_Trouble)	0	Terrorist +25
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Savers of the Stone of Destiny	+500
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Defused the bomb	+5
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Bomb the target	+5
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	NoScope Kill	+3
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Place first in a competition (mg_lt_glacier)	+20
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+2
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Place second in a competition (mg_lt_glacier)	+15
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Defeater of Boss 4 (mg_stone_of_destiny)	+125
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Defeater of Boss 3 (mg_stone_of_destiny)	+125
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Defeater of Boss 2 (mg_stone_of_destiny)	+125
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Defeater of Boss 1 (mg_stone_of_destiny)	+125
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Suicided through own Time Bomb	+10
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Place second in a competition (mg_lt_glacier)	+10
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+1
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
MiniGame	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
NoScope	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +3
NoScope	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +3
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+2
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+2
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+1
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
NoScope	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1
Surf	No	No	Yes	No	Terrorists bombed the target	0	Terrorist +10
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	played a Say Sound	0
Surf	No	No	Yes	No	Counter-Terrorists defused the bomb	0	Counter-Terrorist +10
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Camping	0
Surf	No	No	Yes	No	All Terrorists eliminated	0	Counter-Terrorist +5
Surf	No	No	Yes	No	All Counter-Terrorists eliminated	0	Terrorist +5
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Monster Kill (10 kills)	+9
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Killing Spree (9 kills)	+8
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Ultra Kill (8 kills)	+7
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Ownage (7 kills)	+6
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Mega Kill (6 kills)	+5
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Defuse the bomb	+5
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Bomb the target	+5
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Rampage (5 kills)	+4
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	NoScope Kill	+3
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Domination (4 kills)	+3
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Triple Kill (3 kills)	+2
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Throwing Knife Kill	+2
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	God Like (12+ kills)	+11
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Unstoppable (11 kills)	+10
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Kill Assist	+1
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Headshot	+1
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Double Kill (2 kills)	+1
Surf	Yes	No	No	No	Back Knife Kill	+1

Note: The player who triggers an action may receive both the player reward and the team reward.

3. What are all the weapon points modifiers?

Weapon points modifiers are used to determine how many points you should gain or lose when you make a kill or are killed by another player. Higher modifiers indicate that more points will be gained when killing with that weapon (and similarly, more points will be lost when being killed by that weapon). Modifiers generally range from 0.00 to 2.00.

4. How can I set my real name, e-mail address, and homepage?

Player profile options can be configured by saying the appropriate HLX_SET command while you are playing on a participating game server. To say commands, push your chat key and type the command text.

Syntax: say /hlx_set option value.

Acceptable "options" are:

• realname
  Sets your Real Name as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set realname Joe Bloggs
  
  
• email
  Sets your E-mail Address as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set email joe@joebloggs.com
  
  
• homepage
  Sets your Home Page as shown in your profile.
  Example:   /hlx_set homepage http://www.joebloggs.com/
  
  

Note: These are not standard Half-Life console commands. If you type them in the console, Half-Life will give you an error.

For a full list of supported ingame commands, type the word help into ingame chat.

5. My rank is embarrassing. How can I opt out?

Say /hlx_hideranking while playing on a participating game server. This will toggle you between being visible on the Player Rankings and being invisible.

Note: You will still be tracked and you can still view your Player Details page. Use the Search page to find yourself.